The Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified one of two bodies found in Lake Michigan on Sunday as a Wisconsin man who went missing while swimming in Chicago. A United States Coast Guard helicopter was conducting a training exercise three miles east of Lake Forest on Lake Michigan around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Lake […]
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Detectives seek to identify two adult bodies found in Lake Michigan
Lake County sheriff’s detectives are investigating after two adult bodies were recovered from Lake Michigan on Sunday afternoon. A fisherman on Lake Michigan spotted a body floating in the water around 3 p.m. Sunday three miles southeast of the Waukegan Harbor, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli. The United States Coast […]
Man dies after being rescued from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest
A man was rescued from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest and officers performed CPR on him Sunday afternoon but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said. The Lake Forest Police Department, Lake County Forest Preserve Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to Fort Sheridan Beach, 10 […]
Family says man that drowned at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion was former marine, police officer
A Beach Park man died Monday after he was rescued from Lake Michigan near Zion by Good Samaritans. His family said he was a former marine and police officer. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:59 p.m. Monday to Isherwood Beach off of 17th Street in Zion for a report […]
Authorities identify 35-year-old man who drowned in Lake Michigan near Waukegan
The coroner’s office has identified a Waukegan man who was pronounced dead early Sunday morning shortly after being rescued from Lake Michigan in Waukegan. An autopsy conducted Monday showed that Ivory Biggs, 35, of Waukegan, died of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:00 […]
35-year-old man dies after divers rescue him from Lake Michigan near Waukegan
Authorities said that a man who went into Lake Michigan near the Waukegan Municipal Beach died after being rescued from the water early Sunday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 12:00 a.m. Sunday to the Waukegan Yacht Club, 199 South Harbor Place in Waukegan, for a report of a drowning. […]
3 Lake County sheriff’s deputies honored for trying to save man who drowned near Zion
Three Lake County sheriff’s deputies were honored for their efforts in trying to save a 27-year-old man who drowned at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion in July. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg recently awarded the deputies with the “Sheriff’s Lifesaving Award.” Deputies Matt Savage, Wayne McCracken and Stevan Georgevich were dispatched with the […]
12-year-old boy dies after drowning at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
A 12-year-old boy who was pulled from the water at Illinois Beach State Park last weekend has died, the medical examiner said. The Beach Park Fire Department and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Department responded around 4:20 p.m. July 5 to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in unincorporated Zion. […]
Firefighters rescue injured teen who fell off lakefront bluff near Highland Park
One teen was hospitalized and another was uninjured after they fell from the top of a bluff onto the beach near Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department responded around 10 p.m. Friday to Heck Street and South Overlook Road in Fort Sheridan for a report of a technical rescue call. Highland Park Fire Department […]